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Private invitation in a Japanese mountain hut with Tatami mats and floor level grill with friends in Yamagata

In Aomori harbour I wait for my boat journey to Hakkodate (Hokkaido)

As the ferry leaves the sun starts to shine for a short while

The following day was pleasantly warm and almost cloudless - therefore ideal for a cycle tour up the Hakkodateyama
Most Japanese tourists travel on the gondola up to the approximately 350 metre high summit, renowned for its spectacular views

This fishmonger in Hakkodate fish-market shows me one of his crabs and explains to me
never to put my fingers in close proximity to the crab's claws...